As resource demands and bandwidth speeds in many of today’s network infrastructures continue to increase, many network administrators believe that NetFlow sampling is the only way to deal with the high flow volume sent across the network. In fact, setting a NetFlow sample rate of 1 in 100 can cut flow volumes as much as 50%.
It seems like every day I talk with network professionals about security and performance, the common theme being speed and ease of use. Having an effective incident response solution is paramount and with more and more vendors supporting NetFlow, it has never been easier.
As resource demands and bandwidth speeds in many of today’s network infrastructures continue to increase, many network administrators believe that NetFlow sampling is the only way to deal with the high flow volume that is sent across the network. In fact, setting a NetFlow sample rate of 1 in 100 can cut flow volumes as much …